Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay · 541 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $170,985
Typical charge
$224,463
Dearest quarter
over $318,499
Actually paid
$49,913
The middle U.S. hospital bills $224,463 for Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $49,913 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 13 | $58,010 | $30,118 – $115,218 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $140,172 | $107,567 – $236,635 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | $140,399 | $82,209 – $374,470 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $149,086 | $111,455 – $201,747 |
| Alabama | 6 | $149,392 | $100,112 – $265,626 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $152,676 | $111,789 – $231,358 |
| Michigan | 15 | $163,256 | $80,537 – $400,041 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $163,910 | $107,687 – $294,175 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $174,463 | $122,534 – $240,140 |
| Virginia | 13 | $175,442 | $104,510 – $659,378 |
| New Mexico | 4 | $179,221 | $142,162 – $218,780 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | $179,682 | $107,328 – $273,313 |
| Iowa | 5 | $182,142 | $159,461 – $279,288 |
| Missouri | 14 | $186,018 | $99,187 – $597,095 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $195,244 | $154,552 – $272,192 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $198,200 | $183,304 – $216,988 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $199,553 | $93,449 – $302,676 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $202,235 | $130,559 – $458,069 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $204,032 | $183,302 – $261,448 |
| Indiana | 12 | $208,695 | $126,576 – $333,342 |
| Washington | 14 | $209,701 | $113,016 – $322,786 |
| Tennessee | 13 | $211,514 | $106,665 – $446,607 |
| Illinois | 24 | $212,807 | $118,832 – $438,356 |
| Arizona | 11 | $226,102 | $156,004 – $364,318 |
| Oregon | 5 | $226,314 | $164,127 – $245,804 |
| Ohio | 18 | $231,964 | $110,153 – $362,727 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 | $238,665 | $75,326 – $645,324 |
| Kansas | 4 | $246,377 | $151,812 – $414,326 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $247,445 | $148,437 – $519,974 |
| New York | 26 | $261,178 | $102,663 – $649,212 |
| Georgia | 12 | $267,625 | $196,409 – $450,935 |
| Colorado | 5 | $276,003 | $166,198 – $625,288 |
| Texas | 46 | $287,035 | $129,738 – $840,054 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $294,976 | $260,491 – $423,936 |
| New Jersey | 20 | $297,571 | $187,438 – $410,198 |
| Florida | 56 | $312,695 | $118,333 – $647,187 |
| California | 53 | $345,887 | $163,385 – $1,063,506 |
| Nevada | 6 | $405,834 | $278,212 – $789,699 |
Where Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$30,118 | $27,911 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$30,264 | $27,229 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$33,351 | $30,237 |
|
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD |
$42,104 | $40,536 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$46,165 | $41,281 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$52,452 | $47,103 |
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$58,010 | $51,600 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$64,279 | $57,531 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$67,682 | $60,088 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$71,871 | $63,723 |
|
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA |
$75,326 | $31,265 |
|
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$78,094 | $67,914 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$1,063,506 | $128,056 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$923,714 | $84,172 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$880,595 | $54,391 |
|
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX |
$840,054 | $47,068 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$791,642 | $60,430 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$789,699 | $47,977 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$738,349 | $53,209 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, TX |
$713,397 | $55,699 |
|
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA |
$705,187 | $76,608 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$688,555 | $75,967 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$659,378 | $39,522 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$649,212 | $75,273 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications?
Across 541 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications is $224,463. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $170,985 and the dearest quarter over $318,499.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $49,913 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $275,581. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 270: “OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.